fornicate

== English == === Pronunciation === adjective (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.nɪ.kət/ verb (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/ === Etymology 1 === First attested in 1552; borrowed from Latin fornicātus, perfect active participle of fornicor (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fornix (“arch, vault; brothel”). It was customary for courtesans of the era to wait for their customers out of the rain in arched passageways. ==== Verb ==== fornicate (third-person singular simple present fornicates, present participle fornicating, simple past and past participle fornicated) (intransitive) To engage in fornication. ===== Hypernyms ===== have sex, make love, seduce; see also Thesaurus:copulate ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === First attested in 1828; from fornix +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== fornicate (comparative more fornicate, superlative most fornicate) (especially biology) Shaped like an arch or vault; resembling a fornix. ===== Alternative forms ===== fornicated ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === factioner, fornacite, refaction == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== fornicate inflection of fornicare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== fornicate f pl feminine plural of fornicato === Anagrams === conferita, farnetico, farneticò, inforcate, nefrotica == Latin == === Participle === fornicāte vocative masculine singular of fornicātus == Spanish == === Verb === fornicate second-person singular voseo imperative of fornicar combined with te